This coming Sunday, September 9th, as the Lord allows, I will complete my series on “Understanding Acts –Body #2 Takes Over!” with my 68^th sermon in the series entitled, “What have we learned?”

When I began planning the series in the Spring of 2010, I was – and I still am – convinced that a lot about the nature and purpose of the Church could be learned from a verse-by-verse exposition of Acts. I hope I was right, but I will leave you and, ultimately, the Lord to make that judgment.

During the 27 months that this study has taken, I spoke on something else almost 45% of the time. So, it has not just been “Acts, Acts, and nothing but Acts.” Nonetheless, I do hope that the series has been a blessing to you and your family.

Let me attempt to stir your thinking between now and Sunday with eight questions for you to consider as you prepare to hear this final summary sermon:

What does it mean to be “Body of Christ #2” and how should that shape what we believe to be the primary purpose of the New Testament Church?

What is the single most necessary thing that we must have if we are going to accomplish that primary purpose?

As some would say, “The Secret of our Success” is within us. How does that statement apply to what we have learned?

In what several ways does the word, “together” describe the nature of a truly bible-believing Church?

What does it mean to people living in the twenty-first Century that over 1,900 years ago a very angry man was radically changed on the road to Damascus, Syria?

I believe that we have seen over and over and over again the best way – by far – to reach unsaved people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. What would you say that method is?

Observing the treatment of believers in the first Century, and all around the world since then; what lesson do we take about how we should expect to be treated by a world that hated and still hates Jesus and those who follow Him?

D.L. Moody often quoted a famous statement by Henry Varley who said, “The world has yet to see what God can do through a person who is totally committed to Him.” How has our study of Acts shaped your view of that statement?

What’s Next?

As the Lord allows, over the next 12 months I am going to focus on a series of 27 messages on Major Bible Doctrines. Hopefully, this series will be used of the Lord to both equip and edify you and to help you share with others what you believe, and why you believe it!

Again, this series will take up about 50% of the Sundays during that period of time. I will also do sermons on Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I am planning a New Year’s Sermon, a “State of the Church” address on the first Sunday in 2013, and a few others on various subjects.

I will also do a Sunday through Tuesday “January Bible Study” about the last week in the life of Christ taken from The Gospel of Luke.” And I plan to take breaks for the holidays such as Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Independence Day.

As of now, I believe that I will follow this series on Major Bible Doctrines with an exposition of the First Eleven Chapters of Genesis, dealing in particular with the issues of Creation, the Fall, the Flood, the origin of Nations, the Tower of Babel, and the call of Abraham.

In addition, we have planned a Fall Revival with Roger Ellsworth and a Spring Revival with John Smith. (Who knows, I may even take a revival or two and an occasional vacation day when we can hear a guest speaker!)

Thanks for your prayers and faithful support!